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Yes, I got that much (as it was on the page I linked to). "The Force Suite" has bits of McNeely's Shadows of the Empire, and "A Star Wars Experience" has MECO and other recordings mixed in--all very amateur. But "An Ewok Celebration" includes the full album Victory Celebration with a rather nicely done fadeout (if it is indeed amateur). I was just wondering if anyone else had come across it.

So, there's something titled "An Ewok Celebration" on this Ewoks bootleg: http://starwars.wiki...28soundtrack%29 Listening to it, it seems to have a clean ending of Victory Celebration. Has anyone else heard this, and can tell if it's legit (the recording, I mean)? It's not just the OST edited to stop before the credits--there's a longer fadeout. I suppose it's just a well done fan extension, but I had never heard it before and it sounds pretty convincing.

For anyone else who's wanted to piece the disjointed Last of the Mohicans album back together: 1. Main Title 2. Elk Hunt 3. River Walk and Discovery 4. Pieces of a Story 5. The British Arrival 6. Cora 7. The Glade Part II 8. Fort Battle 9. The Courier 10. The Kiss 11. Monro's Office/Stockade 12. Parley 13. Massacre/Canoes 14. I Will Find You 15. Promontory 16. Top of the World It's not exact. You can find pretty much anything you ever wanted to know about the soundtrack here: http://www.mohicanpress.com/mo11124.html

He already has the red pants.

You're telling me. Get out of my dreams, Penna!

Last week I had a dream that the Black Friday titles were announced early. Two were no-names I didn't care about. One was some James Newton Howard score that richuk went nuts over. The fourth was The Temple of Doom. Yeah. I'm grateful actually that there's nothing I want in this batch. I only just picked up Home Alone from last year, afterall.

I'd be surprised if someone hadn't, actually. But I didn't remember seeing it yet. It's shocking how well it works. I didn't really click with the main theme until last Sat. when I did some YouTubing. Super pumped for the game and soundtrack now. Don't know how I botched that...

Oh yeah. Da da da da da da da da da daa, da da daa...

I voted Battle of the Heroes. Revenge of the Sith as a whole (film and score) had a big impact on me back in '05. My first soundtrack album. I listened to it perhaps a dozen times before seeing the movie. Watching it at the theater I kept waiting for the theme to come up and when the duel started I almost flew out of my seat. The emotional rush was more powerful than anything I'd felt watching a movie before. Right age. Right time. Right geek, I guess. So yeah, Battle of the Heroes has more emotional resonance for me. (And I agree that the unreleased cues have some of the best parts.)

I like Dragonheart and even his stuff from Last of the Mohicans. Felt disappointed with his Mummy score.

Holy Triforce!

Oh well. I was going to buy the game anyway. Even if not as great as it could have been, it'll still be a nice bonus.

Nah. The only way he could do that is by hurling daddy into a reactor shaft.

I still need to get that too!

Along with Midway my Karate Kid, Part II album arrived. I much prefer this sequel to the original. The oriental parts are what I enjoy most about the first and here they take center stage. And appropriately so as the movie takes place in Japan. The stakes are higher this time around and that's reflected with a much more soulful score. Even if a bit repetitive it's all very pleasant and relaxing. Touching (The Funeral) and thrilling (Daniel's Triumph) as well. I liked this funny quote by Conti about sequels: Yes! Someone understands! It's all about the love! Very glad I was able to snag this before it sold out (again).

Wait until I close my eyes please thank you!

I've listened twice through and read the booklet. While definitely not in the same league as that other WWII score that just got released, it's not bad. Tracks 17 and 18 do indeed have a noticeable drop in sound quality. At only 37 minutes it feels like it's missing something. This is covered in the liner notes where it talks about the film's spare scoring: "Williams, as composer, instinctively knew that his job was to get out of Sensurround's way." What's there is good but there just isn't a lot of meat to sink your teeth into. The Men of the Yorktown theme is what's going to stick with you, and not only or even particularly the march. With some rather nice variations throughout the score, it's a warm feel-good theme and yields a respectful smile when it comes up. There's nothing here that's going to blow you away. Don't spend your last discretionary penny on it. But it's nice to have if you can swing it.

Mine arrived today. Midway virgin here, starting track 1...

What's the humdinger glitch?

Got my shipping notice today from SAE. Since we're located in the same state, fingers crossed that it will arrive tomorrow...

I knew someone who mistook the 1812 Overture for the Star Wars main title.

The brave whopper?

Oh my.